[Qgis-user] automatically reload (csv) file

[DelazJ]

Hi,
Andreas, unless you add the csv file with "Add delimited text layer" tool,
I'm afraid there's not a "watch file" option available.

I just add a csv file to a qgis project with "add a vector layer" tool. I
open the same csv in a text editor and change some values. While reopening
the csv file attribute table in QGIS, values were already uptodate. I've
done nothing special. So I'm not sure if QGIS requiers a particular action
to sync data.
But what seems buggy is that even if the csv file attribue table is updated
in QGIS, if this csv was joined to a shapefile, the changes won't be
applied in the shapefile's attribute table. Can someone confirm?
I can't get changes with the "Refresh" button.

Tested with qgis ltr 2.8.3


2015-09-18 10:38 GMT+02:00 Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net>:

> Hi Marco,
>
> If you have the "watch file" option of your CSV file active it will reread
> data  when file content changes and when your redraw your map (either
> through navigation or redraw button).
>
> I guess you could also write a small Python script if you want to
> automatically trigger an update at a given interval. Maybe there is already
> a plugin available - I did not look.
>
> Andreas
>
>
> On 18.09.2015 10:15, Dr. Marco Lechner wrote:
>
> Hi Nicola,
>
> I guess this will only redraw the features in the mapcanvas, but not
> necessarily read the datasource file, but I'm not sure about this.
>
> Marco
>
> Am 18.09.2015 um 10:02 schrieb Nicola Poles:
>
> To reload a CSV file you can press the Refresh button on the toolbar or
> press the "F5" key
>
> Nicola
>
> On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Dr. Marco Lechner <mlechner at bfs.de<mailto:mlechner at bfs.de> <mlechner at bfs.de>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     how (often) does QGIS read features from a file (like csv or shape -
>     differences?)? I realize I do not really know how the datasource - qgis-
>     communication goes.
>
>     Imaine you have a csv or shape file that is loaded into QGIS but is
>     automatically replaced from time to time (or lets say externally
>     edited). Using a database- instead of file-based approach is better for
>     sure, but still it is not clear when / how often (on which events) QGIS
>     requests features from the datasources.
>
>     As an idea in mind I see, the nice Sync-Plugin
>     (https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/SyncQGISWithDir/) can monitor folders
>     and notify the user if a new layer is available in a folder (well it
>     does not take care of a changed layer (new timestamp of file, but adding
>     this functionality should not be such a big thing). The user could also
>     be notified when a layers file changed.
>
>     But I'm not sure what was the best way to implement the (re)loading of
>     an already loaded layer. Do I have to drop the layer and reload it
>     (including keeping the style) or is there a more efficient way?
>
>     Marco
>
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